What DoorDash Doesn't Want You To Know

Delivery workers in NYC made history when they won a $24/hour minimum wage. It was supposed to go into effect in January, until it didn’t. DoorDash and Grubhub ran a shady, backroom campaign to delay and water down the law. But Los Deliveristas are fighting back.

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[keanuxu]

People fought for years for 40 hour work weeks and weekends off.

We all need to keep fighting, no matter how long policymakers and corporations drag their feet.

[Raja-bzyw]

As someone who is disabled, I'm very grateful for these delivery workers. I hope they one day get the paid and the rights they deserve!

[CapitalWorksPro]

If your business cant survive without cheap money or taking advantage of misclassifying labor, your business shouldn't be allowed to exist.

[rosemarytea]

It happens in Russia too! Workers of Delivery club formed a union and went on several strikes due to unfair salaries and work conditions.

[imjody]

When you say "they're not really workers, " I'm assuming you meant to say "they're not really employees." We're definitely working.

[darinsingleton]

The inevitable result of a society which gleefully segregates human beings into "The Deserving" & "The Disposable."

[benjamindesjarlais]

Hey, I think I went to college with that Josh Wood! He was involved in the outing club and was easily one of the most capable, responsible guys I met there. The guy I knew was there in 2016-2018, but I think I remember him living in NYC.
Josh, and every single delivery worker and every single worker, deserves the fruits of their labor and democratic control over their working environment.

[abraxasjinx]

I was an "independent contractor" when i worked near full time for a local owned pet sitting service. Workers are getting screwed in all industries. It's rad to see these folks stand in solidarity and force the owner class to change their behavior.

[SonOfABith]

I’ve always hated Doordash, grubhub, and Uber eats for the way they treat their employees. So anytime I see any of their ads talking about something in a fun happy manner, I cuss them out and am glad I never use their services.

[carmadefries]

If they can’t afford to pay livable wages, it’s a hobby. These corporations need a reality check. Hard.

[shaunhall]

I follow several delivery workers on YouTube and part of their income comes from their channel. The thing that hits me hard is how dangerous their job is. We consumers need to support them with laws that protect them if we want this kind of service. I am so tired of companies that exploit us. Time this all ends now!

[Flawtistic]

Unionize ALL jobs, even if you have to network with your local gig workers and form rate floors. Don't let your desperation drive the earning potential down for everyone.

[ashtoncarriveau]

2021 was a rough year for me. I was kicked out of my college dorm because of COVID and I couldn't live with my WFH parents/grandparents who had preexisting conditions/immunocompromised. I ended up living in an apartment that cost me $700+/month after splitting it between 4-8 people I was desperate for a job that still left me time to take online classes and that ended up being Instacart. I was making maybe 10/hr and working 10+ hours a day, 6 days a week. After rent, phone, groceries, tuition, and massive gas bills I was barely able to scrape by. After about 9 months I bunt out and dropped out of college.

Gig work was a living hell and Ill never do it again.

[kiltedcripple]

Why aren't there laws against this, that when the people vote a provision into law, any executive branch employee who opts not to enforce said law is instantly terminated? I mean their entire job is law enforcement, there's no such thing as a working class employee who can show up to work, overtly not work, and stay employed. It's grounds for termination in every other sector except, evidently, government, where you can be hired to do the people's business, shit on the people's business, and come back tomorrow to shat once again.

[nestout]

I remember when Domino's Pizza started charging for delivery and said "fee didn't go to driver so please tip."

[DeadInside-ctdl]

Hey! So this is similarly happening in India- delivery workers in Delhi and Kolkata tried striking but had to cut it off because they absolutely could not afford to leave their families hungry. I live in a different city and had spoken to a delivery worker who didn't even KNOW these strikes had happened.

[jamal]

I used to deliver/Uber/etc. I know what these people are going through. Gig work is one of the lowest paid "jobs" in the market.

[ashtoncarriveau]

I also want to point out that the wage at 3:48 plummets when you consider people who deliver by car. The time it takes to find parking and the cost of gas easily bring you below $10/hr

[Elevate]

It seems like these companies are desperately awaiting the day when they can fully replace workers with drones, autonomous vehicles, robots, etc. Till then, they're happy to treat people as machines; extracting more and more to secure their own profits. This labor movement gives me hope. Organize! Jane McAlevey is a phenomenal resource!

[OneEyedMonkey]

When we talk about the horrors of what the USA does around the world, it’s important to remember the pain it inflicts upon it’s on citizens.